Verbal indications
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major
category imprint: Differences between sources issues: EE revisions , Dedications |
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major
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The engraver of GE mistook the order of the digits in the metronome marking, placing '48' instead of '84.' category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , Metronome tempos |
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b. 1
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composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major
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In this case, the missing dynamic marking at the beginning of the piece, quite rare in Chopin's pieces, indicates, according to us, dynamics in between category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: No initial dynamic marking |
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b. 13
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composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major
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Change of category imprint: Differences between sources issues: Errors in GE , fz – f |
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b. 14-15
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composition: Op. 16, Rondo in E♭ major
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The con forza indication must apply to the R.H., since the L.H. dynamics was defined already in bar 13. The fact that it was placed between the staves could have been forced by extra-musical issues – in FE, there is simply no space above the R.H. part. If the indication was present in [A] above the R.H., Chopin did not have to take care of its precise placement. Due to this reason, in the main text we place the indication above the beginning of the phrase it applies to. category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions issues: Inaccuracies in FE , EE inaccuracies |
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. In order to mark such dynamics, Chopin would use the m.v. (mezza voce) abbreviation; however, he was reluctant to do it at the beginning of the piece – cf. the 
in 
Minor, Op. 10 No. 4, 
